- Jul 31, 2015
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Getting ready to replace my current laptop, and have noticed that many current offerings do not have an abundance of USB ports.
This tells me that I should buy a powered USB hub, to assure flexibility, going forward.
I frequently use a Linux "live" system installed on a USB thumb drive . Hold down the escape key while powering on, select the USB drive from the menu, and good to go.
If I'm trying to boot from a thumb drive plugged into the hub, will my machine still recognize the thumb drive as bootable media?
Might sound dumb, but I have zero experience with USB hubs, so I'd like to avoid unpleasant surprises.
Thanks in advance
This tells me that I should buy a powered USB hub, to assure flexibility, going forward.
I frequently use a Linux "live" system installed on a USB thumb drive . Hold down the escape key while powering on, select the USB drive from the menu, and good to go.
If I'm trying to boot from a thumb drive plugged into the hub, will my machine still recognize the thumb drive as bootable media?
Might sound dumb, but I have zero experience with USB hubs, so I'd like to avoid unpleasant surprises.
Thanks in advance